Contemporary dance group 'Ambiguous Dance Company' to perform at arts festival in southwest of Seoul

SEOUL -- Ambiguous Dance Company, a South Korean contemporary dance performance team that collaborated with the British rock band Coldplay for dance song "Higher Power," will perform at a mask-free street festival in Ansan southwest of Seoul. Ansan earlier announced that the city would come up with diverse programs by inviting foreign performance groups to the annual event visited by more than 700,000 people every year. Higher Power, released in May 2021, was nominated fo

April 10, 2023

BTS's lead rapper Suga appointed as global ambassador for NBA

SEOUL -- BTS member Suga was selected as the global ambassador of the National Basketball Association, a North America-based baseball league, to promote various events. The 30-year-old is a big fan of an Oregon-based team "The Portland Trail Blazers." "It is personally a great honor as I have loved basketball since I was young," the artist said in a video uploaded on NBA's official Twitter account. The South Korean singer earlier said his favorite basketball

April 6, 2023

BTS member Jimin gains explosive popularity through solo album 'FACE'

SEOUL -- BTS member Jimin is garnering explosive popularity through his first solo album "FACE," which has ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart. The 27-year-old has also topped Billboard's top 100 popular song chart through the album's title track "Like Crazy." The album released on March 24 was ranked second on the list of Billboard 200 chart with 164,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending on Mar

April 5, 2023

Squid Game actor Lee Byung-hun to discuss future of Korean Cultural Wave at Standford University

SEOUL -- Lee Byung-hun, a South Korean actor who starred in Netflix drama series Squid Game, will interact with global fans at a conference held by Standford University's research institute specializing in contemporary Asian studies. The conference is designed to discuss directions for South Korean films, K-drama, and Korean studies. Squid Game, released on September 17, 2021, was watched by some 111 million households around the world only 28 days after its release, beating Br

April 5, 2023

Baby Shark's creator gains explosive popularity in U.S. with latest series

SEOUL -- "Bebefinn," a three-dimensional animated series featuring the five-member family of a 20-month-old baby, is garnering explosive popularity in the United States. The animation show created by South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong has recorded 250 million views in the U.S. with 20 million hours of accumulated viewing time. Finn is an animated child who loves to play with Baby Shark. He has four family members -- mother, father, brother, and s

April 3, 2023

BTS Jimin ranks second on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with 'FACE'

SEOUL -- "FACE," a solo album by BTS member Jimin, has become the second-best album on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart. It is the highest record among Korean language-based solo albums. The album released on March 24 was ranked second on the list of Billboard 200 chart with 164,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending on March 30. "One Thing at a Time," an album by American singer Morgan Wallen, topped the chart with 1

April 3, 2023

Boy band ENHYPEN collaborates with Baby Shark creator for child animation film

SEOUL -- K-pop boy band ENHYPEN has collaborated with a South Korean educational entertainment company that created famous characters such as Baby Shark, to make a foray into the United States' animation movie market. The seven-member band was recreated into animated characters in the English-dubbed content where group members participated as voice actors. The Pinkfong Company, the creator of Baby Shark, said in a statement that the movie titled "Baby Shark's Big Mo

March 31, 2023

BTS member Jungkook appointed as global ambassador for American fashion brand Calvin Klein

SEOUL -- BTS member Jungkook was selected as the global ambassador of Calvin Klein, an American fashion brand known for its underwear and denim products, to promote various fashion items and campaigns. Many global stars including British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and American actor Michael B. Jordan have been active as the global brand's ambassadors. "Jungkook is one of the world's most popular artists; he possesses a rare ability to connect with international audienc

March 29, 2023

BTS Jimin's dance song 'Like Crazy' garners explosive popularity on Spotify

SEOUL -- "Like Crazy," the title song of BTS Jimin's first solo album "FACE" has become the most-streamed song on the daily chart of Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service. The singer has earlier performed the dance song on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," a popular American talk show. As of March 26, the title track was played about 6.01 million times on Spotify, topping the streaming service's Global Top 50.

March 28, 2023

Netflix drama 'The Match' postponed amid police investigation into actor Yoo Ah-in's alleged drug use

SEOUL -- "The Match," a Netflix drama about two professionals in "Go," a board game that had been popular for centuries in Korea, China, and Japan, was postponed while actor Yoo Ah-in is under investigation for alleged drug use. The prominent South Korean actor who played a Go legend on the show is currently being investigated on suspicion of taking drugs including propofol, a powerful anesthetic. "I deeply regret that I am standing here because of an unsav

March 28, 2023